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Dave Belcher (Darbs)
Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada
Gigapans: 78
Snapshots: 196
Bookmarks: 68
Last Visited: March 21, 2010
Tags:
Canada,
architecture,
British_Columbia,
Canada,
lumix,
industrial,
photography,
Edmonton,
panasonic,
alberta,
graphics,
landscapes,
large_format,
camera
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I live and work in the Edmonton area of Alberta. Most of my work in the last 30 years has been in the field of graphic arts and photo reproduction. I'm no stranger to large cameras. In years past I worked on a large overhead Brown Admiral repro camera with a 750mm apo-Nikor lens and a film format of 60" x 96". I've also worked with the latest drum scanners from Crosfield and Fuji. I currently live on an acreage near Stony Plain , Alberta. My other hobbies include backyard astronomy, flyfishing, canoeing and gardening, specializing in growing giant pumpkins and sunflowers. I've also taken up flying and hope to have my private pilot's license soon. In the meantime I'll be taking lots of aerial photos with the digital camera.
Galleries:
http://www.pbase.com/darby2
http://www.pbase.com/darby2/gigapan_panoramas
http://gigapan.org/viewProfile.php?userid=1242
Gigapan Users and Creators Group on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12181809949
My Gigapan BLOG:
http://darbsgigapanblog.blogspot.com/
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Regarding my Gigapan images, I try to optimize the exposure and composition for detail, accuracy of colour and overall interest of the subject matter. You'll find my subject matter varied and unusual in some respects. Some images contain stitching errors because of subject movement during recording.
I'm also currently working on a project to output many of my images on a 98" wide Hewlett-Packard plotter at high resolution (1440 x 1440) with the view to having an exhibition next year. Stay tuned for further developments! The largest plotter images can be 96" high by the length of the roll (150 feet) Test results so far have been excellent. Prices and shipping details upon request.
And now....the world's largest panorama...nearly 27 Gigapixels of the skyline of the city of Paris...a monumental undertaking by French photographer Arnaud Frich and his team. 2346 images stitched into one huge panorama measuring 354159 x 75570 pixels!!!
http://www.paris-26-gigapixels.com/index-en.html
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Panasonic Lumix FZ 20 |
| 5MP, 12x optical zoom Leica lens |
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Panasonic Lumix FZ 50 |
| 10 mp, 12x optical zoom Leica lens 35-420mm efl |
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Manfrotto tripod |
| Model 190X ProB 804 RC2 HD |
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Gigapan Epic 100, used with both the FZ50 and the LX2 |
| robotic imaging platform |
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Panasonic Lumix LX2 28-112mm efl (4x) |
| compact digital camera used on the Beta imager |
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Jeep Cherokee |
| My trusty Jeep |
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Duracell rechargeable batteries |
| I have at least 4 sets of 6 for the imager + a charger |
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Gigapan Beta imager |
| Used with the Panasonic Lumix LX2 |
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Panasonic SDHC Class 6 memory cards |
| I carry cards with capacities from 2gb to 8 gb and will probably add a 16 gb as well |
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Macbook Pro 17" computer |
| Supplied refurbished by Apple Canada with 2 gigs of RAM and a 250 Gig hard drive. I've also added a Western Digital 1 Terabyte Firewire hard drive |
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Located at the Villeneuve Airport near Edmonton
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PCL is the prime contractor in building this health center facility in Edmonton near the University.
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Also known as the Van Vliet Center, University of Alberta. Functions as an athletic centre.
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Icefields Parkway south of the Saskatchewan River Crossing, Banff National Park. Mountains include: Mount Chephren, Howse Peak, Epaulette Mountain, Mount Sarbach.
The snow is slightly overexposed in some areas.
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Elkin Creek Ranch, Mt. Tatlow, Chilcotin, BC
Author: Dave Belcher (Darbs)
Tags:
autumn,
mountain,
tatlow,
chilcotin,
ranch,
bc,
canada
Size: 0.19 gigapixels
Added: February 14, 2010
Total Views: 187
View in Google Earth 4.2+
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Autumn colors begin to merge with the forested hillside and a coming snowfall dusts the flanks of Mount Tatlow, the sacred mountain of the peoples of Nemiah Valley in BC's Chilcotin.
The lake on the right is Vedan Lake. Because of dying batteries in the cold, I could complete only part of the panorama.
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This excursion steam train runs between Stettler and Big Valley, Alberta.
This was my first Gigapan!
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This forestry lookout at Cornwall Mountain west of Ashcroft, BC allows fire spotters an unobstructed view in all directions for more than 60 miles. Elevation 2036 meters or 6680 feet. Surprising enough, a forest fire ravaged the eastern slope of the mountain a few years ago and came within 500 meters of the tower itself.
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This 400 year old tree shows the ravages of time in the dry interior of BC
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